Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Tombstone Tuesday: Rufus B. Merchant

RUFUS B. MERCHANT was born in Dumfries, Prince William County, Virginia.  A Civil War veteran, he founded the Fredericksburg Star newspaper.

Fredericksburg City Cemetery, Fredericksburg, VA
Photo by Carolyn G. Lynn
Evening Star (Washington, DC)
October 7, 1905
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA)
October 20, 1905





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